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Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas revealed he and his wife are expecting their second child together in a new post shared on his birthday.
The 52-year-old star, who married Derrina Jebb in 2021, announced the exciting news on his Instagram with his 112,000 followers. He posted a picture of his son Ethan (whose mother is Simon's late wife Gemma) and the daughter he shares with Derrina sitting on the floor with a birthday cake.
A picture of a sonogram was propped up against the cake. He wrote: "Today is another milestone in life’s rich journey as another birthday arrived. Do I wish I was ten years younger? Of course, I do. But am I grateful for another to have got this far, to be given the gift of another year of life? Massively.
"These are just a few of the many things I’m grateful for today... Having a loving, caring and beautiful wife and a wonderful son and daughter. Having the chance to love again and be loved again after everything that has happened in my life is an incredible blessing. Being a blended family isn’t always easy at times, and we’ve had to come through lots of challenges along the way; but I am so glad that we’ve always held onto each other, whatever season we’re in."
Simon and Derrina are expecting another baby (simonthomastv/Instagram)
He shared the exciting news on his birthday (simonjthomassky/Instagram)Simon added: "Work. After a few years in the uncertain world of being a freelancer; to be back at Sky, having regular work and being given the opportunity to present a show like Soccer Saturday has been a wonderful surprise and something I never expected as I hit 50 last year."
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He went on to say it hasn't 'been easy at times' and that it has been 'the most challenging job' he's ever done. "I will always give it my absolute all and simply hope that is good enough," Simon wrote. "Anxiety. I’m obviously not thankful for it, but it is still a part of my work life and probably always will be; but I’m thankful that unlike in the past; it hasn’t stopped me doing what I love."
Simon then announced the pregnancy and said: "And lastly I’m excited and thankful that in about three months time (just in time for the climax of the football season) a little baby brother or sister for Ethan & Talitha will be entering the world. All we hope and pray right now is that they are healthy and that unlike Talitha; their entrance to this world is a little less dramatic and not quite as early!
"And finally, and most importantly, I’m grateful to God who is always faithful in whatever season of life I’m in. (And for those for whom the whole area of having children can be triggering, I hope this hasn’t been hard to read. As someone who went through the pain of fertility problems many years ago, I know something of how incredibly tough it is.)"
Simon and Derrina welcomed their daughter in October 2022. Derrina went into labour eight weeks early. Simon became a dad for the first time when his wife Gemma welcomed their son into the world. Gemma died in November 2017, just three days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.